LaFrance-Republic
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| Predecessor | Republic Motor Truck Company, American LaFrance |
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| Founded | 1929 |
| Defunct | 1932 |
| Fate | Bought by Sterling Motor Truck Company |
| Successor | Sterling Motor Truck Company |
| Products | Trucks |
LaFrance-Republic was a truck manufacturing company that was established in 1929 in Michigan as a merger of the Republic Motor Truck Company and American LaFrance.[1][2] The company introduced a one-ton model in November 1929,[3] and a "super truck" called the Mogul in 1931 powered by a 240 hp twelve-cylinder American-La France engine2. However, the company's fortunes did not improve, and it was eventually bought by Sterling Motor Truck Company.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Approval Given to Consolidation". Lansing State Journal. May 30, 1929. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Merger Seen as Boon to Alma". The Grand Rapids Press. May 25, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LaFrance-Republic adds one-ton truck". The Saginaw News. November 10, 1929. p. 72. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sterling Motor Buys Alma Plant". Lansing State Journal. June 27, 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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